Thomas Rønde holds a professorship in innovation and entrepreneurship. He did his Ph.D. at University Pompeu Fabra (Spain) in 1999 and has previously held positions at University of Copenhagen and University of Mannheim. His primary research interests are innovation, organizational economics, and competition policy. Thomas Rønde has published in leading field journals across various fields like Journal of Industrial Economics, Journal of International Economics, Journal of Urban Economics, Journal of Health Economics, Management Science, and Review of Financial Studies. He is Ph.D. coordinator at INO and is Chief Economist at the Danish Competition and Consumer Authority.